SALINES

Noun

salines

plural of saline

Anagrams

• lisenas, silanes

Source: Wiktionary


SALINE

Sa"line ( or ; 277), a. Etym: [F. salin, fr. L. sal salt: cf. L. salinae salt works, salinum saltcellar. See Salt.]

1. Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic.

2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.

Sa"line ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [Cf. F. saline. See Saline, a.]

Definition: A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.

Sal"ine, n.

1. (Chem.)

Definition: A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources. [Written also salin.]

2. (Med. Chem.)

Definition: A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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